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makes roughly 1 US gallon after headspace and spillage are factored in
Ingredients
3 1/2 pounds (1.5 kgs.) of honey
1 large orange
1 small handful of raisins
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
pinch of nutmeg and allspice (optional)
1 sachet bread yeast
water to just under 4 liters
Procedure
Cut orange into eigths. Add orange slices (peels and all) to a 4 liter
jug, then add honey, spices, and water to 4 liters, less headspace. Cap
and shake, mixing well. Uncap, add yeast. Cap and shake again. Uncap
and attach waterlock. Let sit for 2 to 2 1/2 months. When mead is
clear syphon it into clean bottles. Cap or cork these. Mead is now
ready to drink, but gets better with age.
Additional Reading
The obligatory Wikipedia article
A nice overview of mead history and nomenclature. (I've contributed to
it myself, so you just know it's good!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead
Gotmead.com
The single biggest mead resource on the Web. The forums are
particularly useful. Many very knowledgeable and friendly people hang
out here. http://www.gotmead.com
The Mead Lover's Digest
A venerable email forum, that gets sent out whenever there's enough
content to fill and issue. Lots of good advice and recipes here. This
is the introduction/signup page. http://www.talisman.com/mead/
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